Determination of the electric field intensity and space charge density versus height prior to triggered lightning

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 15, 2011, Pages

  Biagi, C J ^a   Uman, M A ^a   Gopalakrishnan, J ^b   Hill, J D ^a   Rakov, V A ^a   Ngin, T ^a   Jordan, D M ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; LAUNCHING; LIGHTNING; POISSON EQUATION; WIRE;

CURRENTS FLOWING; ELECTRIC FIELD CHANGE; ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITIES; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; GROUND-LEVEL; HEIGHT CONSTANTS; LIGHTNING INITIATION; MODELING AND MEASUREMENT; SPACE CHARGE LAYERS; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING; UNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELDS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ELECTRIC GROUNDING;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; POISSON RATIO; TRIGGER MECHANISM; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 79961228595     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015710     Document Type: Article

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